Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Lost"You’re way too indulgent with your sister!" Mu Jiayu frowned in dissatisfaction, "Sisi, don’t you understand? The more you tolerate her, the more she’ll walk all over you. You should firmly reject her."

    To be honest, she found it a bit strange. After these recent encounters, the way Yun Shifei acted... could she really bully Yun Sisi?

    "I know I can refuse, but I’m afraid my parents will hold it against me. You know, I’m the adopted one, and my sister is their biological daughter."

    Seeing the sorrow on Yun Sisi’s face, Mu Jiayu didn’t dwell too much on it and ultimately sighed.

    "Fine, then invite her over. But Sisi, this is the last time. My brother agreed purely because of you. But don’t let my brother have an unhappy birthday celebration ever again because of her."

    Her implication was clear—Mu Chengzhu would inevitably feel irritated whenever he saw Yun Shifei.

    "I understand. I’ll have a proper talk with my sister." Mu Jiayu agreed, and Yun Sisi secretly rejoiced inside.

    In her heart, a daring thought arose—she had to make Yun Shifei utterly humiliated, embarrass herself in front of Mu Chengzhu, and make a fool of herself in front of all their neighborhood friends.

    ...

    When Yun Shifei received the invitation to Mu Chengzhu’s birthday party, she was taken aback.

    "Sister, it’s Brother Mu’s birthday soon." Yun Sisi held up the invitation, feigning an innocent look as she showed it to Yun Shifei.

    Yun Shifei responded with a brief "Oh."

    Looking at the elegantly packaged invitation.

    Mu Chengzhu was turning sixteen.

    Children from wealthy families always held grand birthday parties for every celebration.

    This time, Mu Chengzhu was no exception.

    Yet Yun Shifei remembered that in her previous life, Mu Chengzhu had never invited her to such a party.

    She remembered his birthday—June 13th.

    It was coming up next week.

    "Can I not go?" All she wanted was to stay far away from them. Just the thought of Mu Chengzhu’s narcissistic attitude—acting as if she liked him—left her speechless.

    She couldn’t reason with him, but couldn’t she at least avoid him?

    "But sister, it’s Brother Mu’s birthday, and Uncle and Aunt are looking forward to us attending too."

    With just one sentence, Yun Sisi left Yun Shifei with no room to retreat.

    She stared blankly at the invitation in her hand.

    Ever since she was reborn, her actions had changed, and naturally, so had many subsequent events.

    Had she acted like her past self—madly infatuated with Mu Chengzhu—he likely wouldn’t have even thought of inviting her.

    But in this life...

    She thought back to the last time she saw Mu Chengzhu. The encounter had been far from pleasant. Could Mu Chengzhu really believe this was a game of "playing hard to get," and that she still secretly liked him?

    Was that why he sent her the invitation, to test her?

    Could someone actually be this childish?

    Or was it because of Yun Sisi...

    Yun Shifei suddenly looked up at Yun Sisi, catching the radiant smile on her face, as if she was envisioning some thrilling spectacle.

    Noticing Yun Shifei’s gaze, Yun Sisi quickly suppressed her smile, putting on an innocent expression. "Sister, what gift are you planning to give Brother Mu?"

    She blinked at Yun Shifei, her face full of anticipation.

    So this was Yun Sisi’s scheme?

    If it was her, that wouldn’t be surprising at all.

    Yun Shifei knew Yun Sisi just wanted to enjoy the drama.

    Just like last time, when she invited her to a basketball game—it wasn’t about watching the game; it was purely an orchestrated attempt to humiliate her.

    If that’s the case...

    She still had to go, didn’t she?

    What gift should she give him?

    Her memories of her past life surfaced vividly in her mind.

    She still remembered what she had gifted Mu Chengzhu back then.

    Somehow, she had heard this saying:

    "Giving someone a cup means giving them a lifetime."

    At the time, she thought this was unspeakably romantic.

    She had scoured every store in the city, spent her entire allowance, and purchased a beautifully crafted set of coffee cups.

    In her mind, only such elegant porcelain was worthy of him.

    Though she wasn’t invited to his birthday party that year, she still sought him out.

    She handed him the cups personally, only for Mu Chengzhu to toss them to the floor and say he didn’t like the gift.

    Back then, she cried, doubting herself, wondering why he didn’t like the gift she had chosen with such care... Sёarch* The N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Looking back on those moments from her past life now felt like watching someone else’s story.

    She felt disoriented.

    Back then, why had she been so hopelessly in love with Mu Chengzhu? She still couldn’t figure it out.

    Her feelings had been so intense, so irrational.

    Now, having sobered up, all she could think about was how incredibly rude Mu Chengzhu had been. Even if he disliked a gift, how could he smash it in front of someone?

    That was how a normal person would think, right?

    Ugh... She must’ve had her head slammed in a door in her past life to have fallen for such a jerk like Mu Chengzhu.

    So, what gift should she give him this time?

    How about a set of "Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Practice" study guides?

    She snapped back to reality, tucked the invitation away, glanced at Yun Sisi, and left behind just two words: "It’s a secret."

    Watching Yun Shifei’s retreating figure, the smile on Yun Sisi’s face froze.

    Secret?

    Tch—

    She must be planning some kind of surprise, right?

    This brainless woman didn’t understand at all—when someone doesn’t like you, no matter how expensive the gift, they’d never appreciate it.

    Unlike her...

    Yun Sisi had already decided what gift she’d give Mu Chengzhu. Brother Mu would definitely love it!

    After putting away the invitation, Yun Shifei didn’t think about it anymore.

    Every day, she stuck to her routine—going to school, doing her homework, and seriously reviewing her lessons.

    These had become her only concerns for now.

    Her academic performance had improved significantly, and her teachers even praised her in front of the whole class, urging her classmates to learn from her.

    In the past, Song Yang would’ve been the first to mock her.

    But nowadays, having benefited from her help, Song Yang was eager to absorb everything Yun Shifei could teach.

    The tips from a top student weren’t all that useful to him—after all, their skill levels differed too greatly.

    However, for Yun Shifei, a so-called "underachiever" slowly turning the tide, her advice carried great weight.

    For the sake of love, Song Yang decided to lower his lofty pride.

    Whenever he didn’t understand something, he’d take the initiative to ask Yun Shifei for help.

    From afar, as he watched Yun Shifei and Song Yang discussing study topics, Cheng Lie’s lips twitched.

    Even someone with "fifty steps" was now tutoring someone with "a hundred steps." Not bad at all.

    But just as he observed for a moment, Yun Shifei had already stood up and walked toward him. "Cheng Lie, where are my notes?"

    Her conversation with Song Yang about study notes reminded her—she had lent them to Cheng Lie last week, and he promised to return them this week.

    Hearing this, Cheng Lie’s expression darkened. After a long pause, he finally said, "I lost them."

    Lost them!

    Yun Shifei hadn’t expected this outcome.

    "How did you lose them?"

    Those notes were her treasure! All her hard work was inside.

    At this moment, she felt so upset, she wanted to cry.

    Seeing her eyes grow red, Cheng Lie couldn’t bear to look. He lowered his gaze and remained silent.

    He didn’t know what to say.